I’ve been trying to read more steampunk! I feel like I haven’t even broken past the surface of this genre and I’m already completely fascinated by it. What better way to get a little more obsessed than to read fourteen stories written by some of my favorite authors? I love anthologies in general, anyway. I feel like they always splash a few popular author’s names on the cover to gain attention, but I always see them as a chance to find new favorite writer’s, too. If I’m completely captivated by an idea or writing style, I’m definitely more likely to go out and look for other works by the same person.

Steampunk! was no different. Of course every tale didn’t have the same impact on me and I enjoyed some a lot more than others. I mentioned a few memorable ones up top, but there weren’t any that I detested or found it hard to get through. All of them were a good length and two were in comic form, which was different and awesome. Some different quite end how I expected them to and some didn’t really have any conclusion to them at all.

I really enjoyed this anthology. I think that it was a wonderful mix of the subtle steampunk changes and those in full-blown Victorian steampunk settings. There are battles and wars, ladies and orphans, gadgets that belong only to dreams. It was nice to escape into this world for a little while and I think fans of this genre, as well as those just discovering it like I am, will enjoy Steampunk! I definitely recommend that you give it a try!